Revelation 15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 15
The Seven Last Plagues. 1 [a]Then I saw in heaven another sign,[b] great and awe-inspiring: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for through them God’s fury is accomplished.
2 Then I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire.[c] On the sea of glass were standing those who had won the victory over the beast and its image and the number that signified its name. They were holding God’s harps,(A) 3 and they sang the song of Moses,[d] the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and wonderful are your works,
Lord God almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O king of the nations.(B)
4 Who will not fear you, Lord,
or glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come
and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”(C)
5 [e]After this I had another vision. The temple that is the heavenly tent of testimony[f] opened, 6 and the seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple. They were dressed in clean white linen, with a gold sash around their chests.(D) 7 One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven gold bowls filled with the fury of God, who lives forever and ever. 8 Then the temple became so filled with the smoke from God’s glory and might that no one could enter it until the seven plagues of the seven angels had been accomplished.(E)
Footnotes
- 15:1–16:21 The seven bowls, the third and last group of seven after the seven seals and the seven trumpets, foreshadow the final cataclysm. Again, the series is introduced by a heavenly prelude, in which the victors over the beast sing the canticle of Moses (Rev 15:2–4).
- 15:1–4 A vision of the victorious martyrs precedes the vision of woe in Rev 15:5–16:21; cf. Rev 7:9–12.
- 15:2 Mingled with fire: fire symbolizes the sanctity involved in facing God, reflected in the trials that have prepared the victorious Christians or in God’s wrath.
- 15:3 The song of Moses: the song that Moses and the Israelites sang after their escape from the oppression of Egypt (Ex 15:1–18). The martyrs have escaped from the oppression of the Devil. Nations: many other Greek manuscripts and versions read “ages.”
- 15:5–8 Seven angels receive the bowls of God’s wrath.
- 15:5 Tent of testimony: the name of the meeting tent in the Greek text of Ex 40. Cf. 2 Mc 2:4–7.
Apocalipsis 15
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Siete ángeles con siete plagas
15 Vi en el cielo otra señal grande y maravillosa: siete ángeles con las siete plagas, que son las últimas, pues con ellas se consumará la ira de Dios. 2 Vi también un mar como de vidrio mezclado con fuego. De pie, a la orilla del mar, estaban los que habían vencido a la bestia, a su imagen y al número de su nombre. Tenían las arpas que Dios les había dado, 3 y cantaban el himno de Moisés, siervo de Dios, y el himno del Cordero:
«Grandes y maravillosas son tus obras,
Señor Dios Todopoderoso.
Justos y verdaderos son tus caminos,
Rey de las naciones.[a]
4 ¿Quién no te temerá, oh Señor?
¿Quién no glorificará tu nombre?
Solo tú eres santo.
Todas las naciones vendrán
y te adorarán,
porque han salido a la luz
las obras de tu justicia».
5 Después de esto miré, y en el cielo se abrió el templo, el tabernáculo del testimonio. 6 Del templo salieron los siete ángeles que llevaban las siete plagas. Estaban vestidos de lino limpio y resplandeciente, y ceñidos con bandas de oro a la altura del pecho. 7 Uno de los cuatro seres vivientes dio a cada uno de los siete ángeles una copa de oro llena del furor de Dios, quien vive por los siglos de los siglos. 8 El templo se llenó del humo que procedía de la gloria y del poder de Dios, y nadie podía entrar allí hasta que se terminaran las siete plagas de los siete ángeles.
Footnotes
- 15:3 de las naciones. Var. de los siglos.
Revelation 15
English Standard Version
The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues
15 Then (A)I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, (B)seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.
2 And I saw (C)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those (D)who had conquered the beast and its image and (E)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass (F)with harps of God in their hands. 3 And they sing (G)the song of Moses, (H)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
(I)“Great and amazing are your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
(J)Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations![a]
4 (K)Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are (L)holy.
(M)All nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
5 After this I looked, and (N)the sanctuary of (O)the tent[b] of witness in heaven was opened, 6 and out of the sanctuary came (P)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright (Q)linen, (R)with golden sashes around their chests. 7 And one of (S)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven (T)golden bowls full of the wrath of God (U)who lives forever and ever, 8 and (V)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and (W)no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts the ages
- Revelation 15:5 Or tabernacle
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